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Relief operations continue amidst heavy rain in southwestern Japan

ASAKURA CITY, Japan (Reuters) — Heavy rain continued to batter southwestern Japan on Friday morning (July 7), as local residents and firefighters continued the search for survivors while cleaning up debris. The heavy rain since earlier this week has caused three deaths and 100,000 evacuation orders after roads were inundated. The weather agency downgraded a special warning issued on Wednesday (July 5) to Fukuoka and neighboring Oita Prefecture to a regular alert, but heavy rain […]

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DSWD says only 15 out of 54 barangays in Surigao have not been given post-earthquake assistance

QUEZON CITY, Feb. 16 – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) gave updates on its relief efforts in Surigao. DSWD Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo said that the Field Office in Caraga continues its efforts to assist residents affected by last Friday’s earthquake and the aftershocks which continue to hit the region three days later. “We have established a more orderly system of relief distribution in coordination with the local government units (LGUs) down to the barangay […]

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